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Senate and House bills introduced and referred to committees; several state codes targeted for amendment
Summary
On April 29, 2025, Michigan senators introduced multiple Senate bills (SB265–SB271 and others) and the House transmitted a string of bills; each was given first reading and referred to the committees named on the floor.
Senators offered a series of bills on the floor of the Michigan Senate during the April 29, 2025 session; each received first reading and was referred to the committee named in the floor announcement.
Notable Senate introductions read and referred included Senate Bill 265 (a bill described as amending classifications of public roads, streets and highways; referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure), Senate Bill 266 (to amend the Social Welfare Act; referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services), and Senate Bill 267 (to create a Michigan African Caribbean Trade Commission within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; referred to the Committee on Economic and Community Development). Additional introductions included Senate Bill 268 (to amend the public health code; referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs), Senate Bill 269 (to amend the aeronautics code; referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure), Senate Bill 270 (to amend the Revised Judicature Act of 1961; referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety), and Senate Bill 271 (to amend the Open Meetings Act; referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics).
The House of Representatives also transmitted multiple bills to the Senate during the session. Items read into the record included House Bill 4033 (fiduciary conversion of unit/income trusts), House Bill 4034 (amendments to the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities), House Bill 4047 (civil and criminal penalties for nonconsensual deep-fake intimate images), House Bill 4048 (amendments to the code of criminal procedure), House Bill 4077 (amendments to the public health code), House Bill 4078 (amendments to the act governing certain death investigations), House Bill 4122 and others regarding food law, insurance-code amendments and trust- and tax-related measures. Each House bill was given first reading and referred to the committee named on the Senate floor.
The floor remarks indicate these were procedural first readings and committee referrals; no floor debate on the substance of these introduced bills is recorded in the excerpted floor minutes for the introduction and referral moments.
Ending
The introductions place the listed bills on the Senate’s committee calendars for consideration and hearings; subsequent committee action, amendments, or scheduling are not recorded in the floor excerpt provided.
